Wendy Gramm
Wendy Lee Gramm is chairman of the "regulatory studies program" at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, generally calling for deregulation of the energy industry. She was on Enron's board of directors before its collapse. Enron had been a financial backer of the Mercatus Center.
Previously, Wendy Gramm held several positions in the Reagan Administration, including heading the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, when it exempted from regulation Enron trading in energy derivatives.
She has also previously been head of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 'Information and Regulatory Affairs'. During 2002, the OMB drew up a "hit list" of existing federal environmental regulations it believes should be changed or rescinded. Of these, 44 had been suggested by the Mercatus Center.
Wendy Gramm is married to Senator Phil Gramm.
Positions held
Government
- Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 'Information and Regulatory Affairs', Director (1985-1988)
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Director (1988-1993)
- Mercatus Center Regulatory Studies Program, Chairman
Thinktanks
- Texas Public Policy Foundation, Chair, 2000-
- Independent Women's Forum, Director
Private companies
- Enron, director
- Iowa Beef Processors (IBP)
- Invesco Funds
- Longitude
- Chicago Mercantile Exchange
- State Farm Insurance Companies
References
- Clean Air Trust, Trust names Wendy Lee Gramm The Clean Air 'Villan of the Month', January 2002
- "Wendy Gramm", Mercatus Center
- Bridget Magnus, The Problem with Wendy, ShortWoman blog, August 20, 2003.
